Incidents

Map of Somalia Pexels
Crime & Piracy

Somali pirates capture Iran-linked "shadow fleet" tanker

Reuters
Surveyors inspect the punctured hull of the offshore support vessel Thunder after it was accidentally struck by the bulk carrier Bunun Queen just south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on July 22, 2022. Investigators found that at the time of the collision, Bunun Queen's master and second officer were both engaged in non-navigational tasks instead of maintaining a proper lookout as required by international law.
Accidents

COLUMN | Lessons from outside the bubble: what the shipping industry could learn about safety from other sectors [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Crime & Piracy

US immigration officials arrest captain of illegal charter boat involved in fatal capsizing

Will Xavier
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 92 people dead as of August 17, 2026.
Accidents

Zimbabwe launches formal inquest into Lake Kariba ferry tragedy as death toll climbs to 97

Jens Karsten
The grounded creel fishing vessel Sea Eagle
Accidents

MAIB: missing skipper may have drowned after falling overboard from creel fishing boat off Scotland

Gareth Havelock
Map of Sokoto State in Nigeria
Accidents

More than 40 dead after overloaded boat sinks in Nigeria

Reuters
Map of Neptun Deep offshore project, Black Sea
Incidents

Romanian jets eliminate marine drone near Black Sea gas site

Reuters
The Port of Argostoli in Greece
Accidents

Three arrested following vessel collision in Greece's Ionian Islands

Gareth Havelock
A Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat (representative photo only)
Accidents

Six injured after tour boat crashes into concrete blocks off Zakynthos, Greece

Jens Karsten
Dates and locations of Nord Stream leaks
Crime & Piracy

Second suspect in 2022 Nord Stream blasts arrested in Croatia

Reuters
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Acts of War

Iranian missiles targeting maritime traffic fall into sea, UAE says

Reuters
Philippine Coast Guard personnel board the grounded tug SL Sual 1 off Botolan municipality in the Philippines' Zambales province, August 14, 2026. The tug was deliberately run aground after her crew discovered that a hull breach had caused her engine room to become flooded with seawater.
Accidents

VIDEO | Tug runs aground off Zambales, Philippines; all nine crew rescued

Jens Karsten
A US Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boat crew rescues a mariner after the latter's personal watercraft began taking on water near the Government Cut channel, August 17, 2026. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received notification from Miami-Dade dispatch at approximately 14:30 local time reporting a green and white personal watercraft taking on water with two people aboard.
Accidents

US Coast Guard rescues two people from sinking personal watercraft near Government Cut, Florida

Jens Karsten
Map showing Libya and the Mediterranean Sea
Crime & Piracy

Nine bodies found on Libyan coast after illegal migrant boat capsizes

Reuters
The LNG carrier Rasi (then known as HL Ras Laffan) in 2025
Accidents

Toxic leak leaves nine dead at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

Gareth Havelock
Lutuf in 2023
Crime & Piracy

Cameroon-flagged cargo ship seized by pirates off Somalia

Will Xavier
The China Maritime Safety Administration patrol vessel Haixun 10765 (representative photo only)
Accidents

Five dead after recreational boat capsizes in southwestern China

Gareth Havelock
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 92 people dead as of August 17, 2026.
Accidents

Zimbabwe ferry tragedy death toll hits 92 as rescuers find eight more bodies

Jens Karsten
Port of Mocha (Mokha), Yemen
Acts of War

Houthis say missiles hit Saudi military ship and four escort vessels

Reuters
Port of Izmail, along the Ukrainian side of the Danube River
Acts of War

Russian forces attack Ukrainian Danube port facilities

Reuters
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